| Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve | |
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 Corrieshalloch Gorge and Falls of Measach | |
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| Location | Ullapool, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57°45′19″N 5°01′13″W / 57.7552°N 5.0204°W |
| Area | 7 ha (17 acres)[2] |
| Designation | NatureScot |
| Established | 1967 |
| Owner | National Trust for Scotland |
| Corrieshalloch Gorge National Nature Reserve | |
Corrieshalloch Gorge (Scottish Gaelic: Coire Shalach, meaning unattractive corrie) is a gorge situated about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Ullapool, close to the junction of the A832 and A835 roads near Braemore in the Scottish Highlands. The gorge is approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) long, 60 metres (200 ft) deep, and 10 m (33 ft) wide at its lip.[3][4] The Abhainn Droma flows through Corrieshalloch, below which the landscape opens out into a broad, flat-bottomed glacial trough at the head of Loch Broom.[5]
The 46-metre (151 ft) high Falls of Measach (Gaelic: Easan na Miasaich, meaning waterfalls of the place of platters, with reference to the pot-holes worn by the action of the water[6]) can be viewed from a viewing platform and a Victorian suspension footbridge. The gorge has been owned since 1945 by the National Trust for Scotland who manage it and the surrounding area jointly with NatureScot.[3]
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